Inmate communications system RFP
Dale CountyAlabama- Detected
- Sep 22, 2026
- 41 days ago
- Sector
- Public Safety
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From the meeting
On September 22, 2026 the commission approved a Request for Proposal for the inmate communication system. The minutes do not name a vendor or price yet, so the buying decision is still open. This is the clearest active procurement in the packet and points to a pending jail communications purchase.
Next step is the RFP process and vendor selection.
- Meeting date
- September 22, 2026
- Agency
- Dale County
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